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Role: Instrumentation Technician. Location: Mahikeng, North West. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
Overview
The Instrumentation Technician vacancy forms part of how the Mahikeng branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the engineering jobs side of the business moving forward.
Equally, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Instrumentation Technician taking on this position.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the engineering jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Mahikeng much easier.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the engineering jobs group in Mahikeng.
Growing With Us
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the engineering jobs team in Mahikeng have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mahikeng have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Mahikeng team member.
Why Join Us
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Mahikeng colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the engineering jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Crucially, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Your Workplace
On top of that, the environment combines office-based design and planning with site-based execution. Safety, quality and continuous improvement sit at the heart of how the team works.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Mahikeng site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Importantly, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in North West.
Your Team
In addition, you will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the engineering jobs side of the business inside out. The Mahikeng group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Crucially, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Mahikeng will be explained during the hiring process.
Daily Duties
- Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
- Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
- Mentor apprentices, learners and junior engineers on site
- Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
- Plan, execute and close out engineering projects within scope, time and budget
Minimum Requirements
- Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant engineering software
- Experience with project management tools and methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- Awareness of B-BBEE and skills development obligations
- Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.